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The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, killing more than 180 people, were part of a seismic phenomenon known as a “doublet”. The twin tremors marked Venezuela’s strongest earthquake in more than a century and left the country grappling with widespread destruction.Here is why the damage was so swift and severe.When…
The Middle East conflict had triggered concerns across global markets as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz threatened energy supplies and raised fears of slower economic growth. However, with the US and Iran reaching a ceasefire and energy markets showing signs of stabilisation, the outlook has improved.Crisil Ratings now expects the impact on corporate India’s…
India’s Operation Amistad for Venezuela (Image courtesy: https://x.com/adgpi) NEW DELHI: India on Friday launched Operation Amistad (“friend” in Spanish) to support earthquake-hit Venezuela, with two Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft carrying a field hospital unit and more than 35 tonnes of relief supplies.Announcing the operation in a post on X, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam…
A home guard personnel attached with Gurgaon Police was removed from duty after a video showing him allegedly abusing an auto-rickshaw GURGAON: A home guard personnel attached with Gurgaon Police was removed from duty after a video showing him allegedly abusing an auto-rickshaw driver over refusal to provide a free ride surfaced on social media.The…
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has voiced strong concerns over the growing use of artificial intelligence in the film industry. Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has voiced strong concerns over the growing use of artificial intelligence in the film industry.In a series of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), he said that AI is…
Manufacturing bullet trains involves an entirely different set of capabilities. (AI image) Come 2027 and India may launch its first bullet train service. The Surat–Bilimora section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to be operational by August 2027. While that will put it into a league of few countries that have high-speed rail…
ENG vs NZ, Third Test Live Score: Missed review, dropped catch haunt England England’s difficult day could have looked very different had a couple of key moments gone their way. Shortly after lunch, Shoaib Bashir struck Devon Conway on the pad when the batter was on 71 and New Zealand were 157 without loss. England…
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos, right, celebrates with a team member. (AP Photo) South Africa etched their name into FIFA World Cup history after sealing a maiden place in the knockout stages with a gritty 1-0 victory over South Korea, while head coach Hugo Broos added another remarkable chapter to his storied career by…
Most of us have done it at some point. We cram facts before an exam, repeat them back on the page, and forget almost everything within a week. The physicist Richard Feynman saw this happen on a large scale, and it genuinely puzzled him. People, he complained, do not learn by understanding. They learn by…
ICSSR invites Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 applications for eligible Indian PhD scholars ICSSR Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026: The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has invited online applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme for the financial year 2026–2027. Indian scholars can submit applications through the ICSSR website from June 22, 2026, while the last date for…
